When it comes to healing salves, there are a couple kinds that prove their need most often. Though everyone has different preferences and different recipes for those salves, these are ours.
Sore Muscle Salve
3 Parts Cloves
2 Parts Arnica
4 Parts Cayenne Pepper
1 Part Basil
Bug Bite Salve
3 Parts Calendula
1 Part Plantain
2 parts Cloves
Topical Menstrual Cramp Salve (To be applied to the abdomen)
1 Part Rose
2 Parts Clary Sage
Cut & Scrape Salve
1 Part Comfrey
2 Parts Calendula
2 Parts Plantain
Need help getting started? See our Simple Salve recipe here.
Recreational Witchcraft: Simple Salve Recipe
Beeswax salves are a great recipe to have in your repertoire because depending on the herbs included they can be used for many purposes. Healing balms can be made for cuts, scrapes, bites, and for topically treating pain like menstrual cramps or sore muscles. Moisturizing salves can be used on the lips, cuticles or to combat any dry winter skin. As for magical applications, the list is a long one. Protection salves, flying ointments, and glamour salves are just some of the more common ways beeswax salves have been used as a simple method of transferring the power and magic of specific herbs to the body. The possibilities are quite endless.
You will need:
A mason jar
1 cup of Olive oil
1 ounce of Beeswax
Assorted herbs
Choose your herbs. Remember to choose your herbs with care. Herbs have specific medicinal and magical properties and some can cause allergic reactions. Use your better judgment.
Combine your chosen herbs and one cup of olive oil into a mason jar. Your herbs will steep in this mixture for one month so their properties can be better absorbed into the oil.
After your herbs have steeped for a month, Melt down your beeswax into a liquid form, taking care not to burn it. You can do this on the stove but know that wax can be a hassle to clean from pots and pans (For this reason we have a specific pot for melting wax).
Combine your infused olive oil and melted beeswax. You may strain out the herbs from the mixture to get a cleaner look like the salve above but the step is optional. Stir the wax and oil to together well, and pour the liquid into a tin or other other container. Let the salve cool and harden. Your salve is ready to use!
